
PhD Student at Stony Brook University
Publications
Megan R Wyatt, Samantha SB Hopkins, Edward B Davis, Using 2D dental geometric morphometrics to identify modern Perognathus and Chaetodipus specimens (Rodentia, Heteromyidae), Journal of Mammalogy, 2021
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EDUCATION
Stony Brook University, Department of Ecology and Evolution, since Fall 2020
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Tara Smiley
University of Oregon, Robert Donald Clark Honors College
Graduated Spring 2020
B.S. in Biology (Emphasis in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
B.S. in Earth Sciences with Departmental Honors (Paleontology Track)
Advisors: Drs. Samantha Hopkins and Edward Davis
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
Teaching Assistant for the Department of Undergraduate Biology at Stony Brook University
BIO 383 Paleobiology, Spring 2022
BIO 114 Dinosaur Paleontology, Summer 2021 (online)
BIO 344 Chordate Zoology, Spring 2021 (online)
BIO 201 Organisms to Ecosystems, Fall 2020 (online)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2021 American Society of Mammalogists Virtual Meeting
2020 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Virtual Meeting
2019 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
2019 Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology Conference, Eugene, OR
2018 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM
2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium, Eugene, OR
FIELD EXPERIENCE
University of Oregon Geology Field Camp, 2019
Volcanology (Newberry Volcano, OR)
Mapping (Dillon, MT)
Paleontology (Mascall Formation and John Day Formation, OR)
NSF Grant "Mammal Diversification in relation to Dynamic Landscapes" Data collection and project meeting
Nevada and California
PI: Catherine Badgley, Co-PIs: Edward Davis and Brett Riddle, 2019
Fossil collection on the Oregon Coast, Willamette Valley, and the John Day Fossil Beds, 2018-2020
Oregon Abroad: Biology and Geology Research, 2017
Malheur Field Station, OR
PIs: Bitty Roy and Josh Roering
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2019 Walter Youngquist Research Fellowship Award $5,000
2019 Geology Emeritus Faculty Tribute Award $1,000
2019 Paleontological Society Student Ambassador Grant $1,000
2019 Geological Society of America On to the Future Grant $500
2018 Robert D. Clark Honors College Thesis Research Grant $1,000
2018 Museum of Natural and Cultural History Best Poster Award $300
OUTREACH
2020-present Department of Ecology and Evolution: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
2020-2021 Sternberg Museum Middle School Paleontology Camp Instructor
2018-2020 IgDEAS (Inclusivity and Gender Diversity in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences) Leadership
2018-2020 Museum of Natural and Cultural History “Museum Family Day” Activity Organizer
2018-2019 AVID Middle School Paleontology Workshop Leader
2018-2019 Mad Duck Science Fridays Middle School Paleontology Workshop Leader
2017-2019 Biology, Marine Biology, and General Science Academic Advisor
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
since 2020 American Society of Mammalogists
since 2019 The Paleontological Society
since 2019 Geological Society of America
since 2018 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
since 2018 Sigma Gamma Epsilon: National Honors Society for the Earth Sciences
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
R Studio data analysis and visualization
Taking photos with DinoLite and DSLR cameras
CT Scan processing in 3DSlicer and GeoMagic
Landmarking images in TPSdig
Measuring specimens in ImageJ
Collecting, preparing, and cataloging fossils
Specimen dissection